Greece vs Zimbabwe: Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal
Greece
0.48 tonnes per person
in 2024
Zimbabwe
0.5085 tonnes per person
in 2024
Greece rank
55th
Zimbabwe rank
54th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Greece
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 0.5085 tonnes per person against 0.48 tonnes per person in Greece, a difference of 0.0285 tonnes per person.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 121 shared years of data; in 1903 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Greece ranks 55th and Zimbabwe ranks 54th of 179 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 5 and Zimbabwe in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0822 tonnes per person | 0.2111 tonnes per person | 0.1289 tonnes per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1910s | 0.0688 tonnes per person | 0.6447 tonnes per person | 0.5758 tonnes per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1920s | 0.2236 tonnes per person | 1.13 tonnes per person | 0.9114 tonnes per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1930s | 0.2872 tonnes per person | 0.9842 tonnes per person | 0.697 tonnes per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1940s | 0.0341 tonnes per person | 1.72 tonnes per person | 1.69 tonnes per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1950s | 0.1791 tonnes per person | 1.27 tonnes per person | 1.09 tonnes per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1960s | 0.6135 tonnes per person | 0.9499 tonnes per person | 0.3364 tonnes per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 1.11 tonnes per person | 1.19 tonnes per person | 0.0855 tonnes per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 2.17 tonnes per person | 1.12 tonnes per person | 1.05 tonnes per person | Greece |
| 1990s | 3.92 tonnes per person | 1.07 tonnes per person | 2.85 tonnes per person | Greece |
| 2000s | 4.12 tonnes per person | 0.655 tonnes per person | 3.46 tonnes per person | Greece |
| 2010s | 2.94 tonnes per person | 0.4763 tonnes per person | 2.46 tonnes per person | Greece |
| 2020s | 0.7566 tonnes per person | 0.431 tonnes per person | 0.3257 tonnes per person | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions from coal, Greece or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 0.5085 tonnes per person against 0.48 tonnes per person in Greece as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions from coal between Greece and Zimbabwe?
- 0.0285 tonnes per person, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Zimbabwe?
- 121 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2024.
- How do Greece and Zimbabwe rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions from coal?
- Greece ranks 55th and Zimbabwe ranks 54th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured in tonnes per person.